Personal Profile

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Personal Profile Support

• Björg Birgisdóttir

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Project information

• IS/04/B/F/164004 - 2004
• Björg Birgisdóttir, bjorg_at_ru.is
• ICELAND Reykjavik University, SSRI University
  of Iceland
• NORWAY Kvadraturen School Center, Vennesla Upper
  Secondary School
• SPAIN Florida Center de Formacio
• SLOVAKIA Educos
• GREECE Idec
• http//www.p-p-s.org

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Objectives of project

• To inform specialists in Europe To identify
  potential dropouts in educational/vocational
  settings at an early stage in the dropout process
• To provide a holistic approach to systematically
  evaluate the students learning environment and
  the individual needs to provide them with
  suitable support
• To provide comprehensive support, assisting
  individuals in developing positive self-attitude
  and finding ways to enhance the chance of
  fulfilling their educational and/or career goals
• about identification of dropouts and a holistic
  support approach
• To raise awareness of dropout issues

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Beneficiaries

• Educational and school counsellors who work with
  at-risk individuals
• Administrators, and other specialists that
  support students in various schools
• Young people who are at-risk of dropping out of
  school
• Early School Leavers
• Parents of students at risk of dropping out of
  compulsory or secondary schools.
• Intermediary organisations such as Carrier
  services and Employment Services who can use the
  PPS holistic approach
• VET Teachers and Trainers
• Educational Administrators and Policy Makers in
  Europe

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Project products

• Risk Detector
• An interactive electronic tool designed for
  counsellors to identify students at-risk of
  dropping out. Available fall 2007
• Personal Profile
• An interview schema designed for counsellors when
  guiding at-risk students. Available fall 2007
• Flexible Prevention and Support System
• A framework for professionals working with young
  learners to provide suitable support. Available
  fall 2007
• Handbook
• Manual with information regarding background,
  theories and practise. Furthermore development,
  testing and usage of the PPS-tools. Available
  fall 2007
• Website
• Currently available

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Contribution to enhancing the voice of the user

• Providing guidance materials to support skills,
  development and training of staff supporting
  students.
• Producing effective and systematic approach to
  use with students at- risk of dropping out such
  as the Risk Detector, Personal Profile (interview
  schema) and Flexible Prevention and Support
  system.
• The PPS products can be used by counsellors at
  various school levels.
• The methods and approaches are more embedded in
  systems and structure which are designed to
  prevent dropout and to increase students
  achievement and success.

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Transferability of products

• The outcomes of the project are to be
  disseminated and used throughout Europe and will
  be easily accessible through the web.
• The PPS approaches have been tested in various
  communities within Europe and can therefore be
  adapted easily.
• Raise awareness of the dropout problem and
  solutions proposed by the project results in
  partner countries as well as in other European
  countries by attendance at various conferences,
  workshops and meetings.
• The use of the PPS tools by a wider range of
  beneficiaries is providing valuable information
  about several aspects suitability,
  appropriateness, relevance to the needs of the
  target beneficiaries, user-friendliness, ease of
  implementation, etc. Feedback obtained will help
  the partnership introduce improvements in the
  tools and ensure that the project results are
  appropriate to a wider audience than that
  envisaged in the project, and will prepare the
  ground for future exploitation in other contexts.
  

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Ideas for further development of the project
products

• Potential users and beneficiaries which have been
  identified throughout the projects lifecycle
  have been offered to participate in the project
  both testing and using the project results (free
  of cost) and also contributing their opinion and
  feedback on their suitableness and usefulness.
• Multiplication of the impact of the project
  results by ensuring that they reach the widest
  range of potential users and stakeholders with a
  view to ensure sustainability of the PPS products
  and activities after its lifecycle has concluded.
• The PPS systematic approach involves new models
  and framework that must be adapted to the context
  of use before implementing them in different
  societies. It offers a wide range of
  possibilities for multiplication in the future
  for various target groups.